Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-04

MRS. MACEAV AS SIZE WAS KNOWN BIZ AN OLD nnEn
WHO BOARDED WITH HER LONG Ago.
From the Missouri Republican.
''This is indeed a peculiar world" said q mining
expert at the Planters House yesterday. .Here I
pick up the paper and read OF MIA Mackays doincs
In Paris-how she receives the scions OF royalty.
how she entertains how she appears az the opera
how she dresses and how she does a thousand
other things; and then can scarcely conceive
that eighteen years ago she kept boarding house
In Virginia City, and that was one OF her board
ers- Yes II is true, and I often ponder over IT.
She was young widow then, with an Interesting
child, who has since maiured into a young lady
and was recently married 10 an Italian prince az
some kind That little girl has often SAT on nv
knee with a little tin can In her hand which
| contained the contributions OF her admi-
rerS In those days we lived principally
was paved with tin cans. The child had selected
a very pretty Tin can which one OF the boardcrs
transformed into little bank. This was partly
filled with CON- the result OF tribute which sic
levied on her friends. She would climb on the
boarders' knees, and shaking her little bank would
desired effect, and the bank receipts were in.
creased. ksen In her daysof distress Mrs. Mackay
was good woman, She personally superintended
affairs and made her boar1ers comfortable az
fendeRS under Fair. and MacRsy was a,rea Ds,'ne
remember often she would come TO me and smns
or the other boarders and ask our advice about
certain stock, and am happy TO say that the adj
vice gave her was good and n had taken it
myself would now be s5,OOo.Ooo or s8,OO0,00O
better of than am.
.Then Mackay took shine TO the window and
being reputed one OF the wealthlest men In the
camp. he found smooth sailing. He couldn't win
on his shape or beauty, for everybody that has
seen Mackay knows that he wouldn't take a prize
I'm a congress or beauty. They were married and
the little girl no longer sat on miners knees and
mammals delicate hand no longer placed corn beef
and cabbage on miners plates They rose fastar
than Sheridan stock did last summer, the only
difference being that their rise backed BY hard
coin. The great Comstock lode continued 10 p0uf
forth its richness, and Mackay and his partnerbe
came immensely wealthy. Although reared In poor
circumstances, MIS- Mackey showed her good
sense by securing a private tutor, by whom she
was drilled and educated for i've years The
little daughter was put through the same
course and ftted 10 shine In the most cultured
ciety OF the Old world. Then came the conQuestS
In New York, San Francisco and finally the trips
to Europe. year ago was In Paris and one
evening attended q performance at the Grand
Opera House. II was q first night, and prominent
In private box were two ladies. bedecked with
diamonds and festooned with flowers. They wero
the cynosure OF all eyes, and eveling my glasses
discovered behind the silks, flowers and diamonds,
the face OF my former landlady In Virginia City.
its changes. The young lady with her was the
little girl who used TO play on my knee She had
grown out OF my recollection. As stood looking
at them midst the MASKING lights the incense q
flowers, and the delicious music, could not help
recalling something Of
"Some one who had breasted high water.
SWAN the North Fork and all that
Just to dance with old Follansbees daughiee.
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